STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 399 



IN MEMORIAM 



JOSEPH TAYLOR. 



The death of Joseph Taylor, which occurred about the first of 

 July, 18S2, at Westport, Mass., where he was visiting at the time, 

 was announced, and appropriate remarks were made b}' the Presi- 

 dent and several memljers. 



The following sketch of Mr. Taylor's life and character, con- 

 tributed mainl}' b}' Mr. George E. Minot of Belgrade, was read 

 by the Secretary : 



Joseph Taylor was born in the town of Belgrade, in the year 1804. 

 He was brought up on his father's farm and attended the town 

 school. After having acquired a good practical education he devoted 

 himself to teaching in the winter and farming in the summer. As 

 an instructor of }outh he was verj* successful, alwa^'s winning the 

 respect and love of his pupils. He served in the capacity of Select- 

 man and Treasurer of his town ; and during nearly all of the time 

 from 18^5 to 1870, he was a member of the Superintending School 

 Committee, which position he filled with much credit to himself and 

 to the entire satisfaction of his townsmen. In his frequent visits to 

 the schools he was always welcomed by both teachers and pupils. 

 He alwa3'S manifested great interest in the j'outh of his town, espec- 

 ially in their moral and religious training, ever speaking to them 

 words of encouragement and cheering them on in their preparation 

 for the conflicts of life. 



In 184G, Mr. Taj'lor was elected as Representative to the Legis- 

 ture and was again re-elected in 1852, in which position he served 

 upon important committees and was a useful and careful legislator. 

 He was a leading and influential member of the Society of Friends, 

 and was often employed in missionary labor for the upholding and 

 propagation of the faith of which he was an earnest defender. In 

 the local and quarterly meetings of the society he was alwa3's an 

 interesting speaker. At the time of his decease he had recently 

 attended the yearly meeting of his denomination, at Providence, R. 

 I., whither he had gone about three weeks previously, in his usual 



